Author: CityWomen

October 19, 2018 at 11:20AM You might have a robust skin-care routine. You know, the kind that includes a 5-step ritual for your face,  the best natural shampoos and conditioners for shiny hair, and supplements for healthy nails, and yet you still might not be paying attention to one very important body part—your legs. “Your legs can really tell you a lot about your health, your emotions, and your mentality,” says Julie Elliott, skin-care expert and founder of luxe natural brand In Fiore. “Legs tend to carry a lot of water retention, and they’re also where you can have circulatory problems and issues with lymphatic flow.” “Our legs can really tell us a lot about our health, our emotions, and our mentality.” But they’re also a seriously powerful tool. They get you through spin class, boot camp, chair pose, and you can almost liken them to the shocks on a car, since they absorb much of the impact from all of these activities (and you know, from walking down the street, too). If you’re anything like me, though, the most TLC you give your legs comes when you finally shave (sigh) or when they’re so sore you’ve got to foam roll them out. “We shouldn’t forget to nourish harder-to-reach areas like the legs,” notes Robert Anolik, M.D., a New York City-based dermatologist. “Inflammation from dry skin and wear and tear can cause skin barrier breakdown, leading to scaling and itchiness.” The thing is, simply slathering on your typical moisturizer isn’t going to necessarily solve all potential leg woes. That’s why Elliott concocted the Firmante Elevating Leg Tonic (coincidentally, Hannah

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October 19, 2018 at 11:17AM Listen, I get it: If you’re having a nice and relaxing night out, enjoying some, say, spaghetti bolognese, you might not be itching to hear the ins and outs of my latest BMs. In fact, even if you’re not consuming a meal that closely resembles diarrhea, you may not want to hear it. This preference is totally reasonable; some people are simply poop people and others aren’t. And after enough double dates that have left me and my husband feeling like third-graders who got caught giggle-whispering curse words by a friend’s parent (i.e., someone who finds the behavior so unfunny but isn’t going to punish you for it), I’m more than aware that there are also poop couples and distinctively non-poop couples. That said, most poop couples start out as non-poop couples until someone breaks the ice—or, er, cuts the cheese. In my case, the event happened early on and I was the culprit. We were watching a movie one night in his bedroom, and when he got up to adjust something on the TV screen, I thought I’d pull a fast one. It might’ve been zippy, but jeez did that silent sucker linger. Sure, I was embarrassed! Being the first to fart is similar to being the first to say “I love you”; even if you can’t possibly hold it in, it’s scary business. But just like how one “I love you” often leads to a whole avalanche of ‘em, one fart is well…let’s

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